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About the Author
Abigail R. Gehring is the author of several cookbooks including Healthy Gluten-Free Diet and The Complete Juicer. Her love of tea started early in life and was cemented after a stint living in England. She lives in Marlboro, Vermont.
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Product details
Paperback: 896 pages
Publisher: Skyhorse; 1 edition (October 26, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1616084677
ISBN-13: 978-1616084677
Product Dimensions:
8.4 x 1.4 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.5 out of 5 stars
77 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#486,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I think this book is excellent as a sort of jump start into homesteading and self-sufficiency. As with just about any encyclopedia, it does not cover subjects in great detail, but it does cover quite a few of them. In fact, its contents range from the animals one might consider having on a small homestead, information on certain foods (a section on beer making, making butter, and maple syrup, for example), ideas on how to make birdhouses, gates and fences, and poultry houses, to making baskets and much more. There is even a little snippet on knitting, making rag rugs, and what to do in the event of a wildfire. There is a section on energy (solar and wind), and, of course, a gardening section. Rest assured, I've left many topics out.I do think it's important to note, since I know from experience that not everyone immediately recognizes this, that one book cannot even begin to do justice to such a myriad of subjects. This book is for getting your feet wet, for putting ideas in your head (for example, I had not even considered my energy source for the homestead I'm planning, until I flipped through this book and ended up in that section.)It's got great photographs, and would be a pretty and informational coffee table book. Where I happened to know a thing or two about a subject, the book seemed mostly accurate. There is only one point right now that I would like to make clear is wrong. The photo on page 33 of some person milking a goat is HORRIBLE. That is *not*, I repeat, *not* the way one milks a goat. What's the big deal, you might say? People do things differently, right? Not in this case. If you go around yanking and pulling on the teats of an milking mammal, you are not only going to hurt the poor creature, you are also going to damage the udder, causing disease (called mastitis) or causing the animal to give less milk because of pain and stress. I can't even look at the picture, it's so clearly wrong and so clearly injuring the poor goat. It is a picture of what *not* to do. Please, please do *not* take your cue on milking goats from this book.There are many, many wonderful books on the subject. Raising Milk Goats Successfully by Gail Luttman, Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, 4th Edition by Jerome Belanger and Sara Thomson Bredesen (if you ignore the section telling you to drown unwanted kids), and Sue Weaver's The Backyard Goat: An Introductory Guide to Keeping and Enjoying Pet Goats, from Feeding and Housing to Making Your Own Cheese are all far, far better references on how to milk. Please do more research on milking besides this book. The photo here is cringe-worthy. Again I stress that this book is the sort that would tell you what kind of information you want to know. This book might, for example, pique your interest in making your own candles, or in raising sheep for milk (yes, milk), or making your own jelly. Once you know what you want to do with your country home, you can get the appropriate books.Overall, I think it a good purchase, especially if you just have a vague idea about somehow producing your own food or doing useful crafts.I've noted that some people are wondering about the relationship between this book and Carla Emery's The Encyclopedia of Country Living. Since I own both and pursue both on a regular basis, I thought I'd give my thoughts. First of all, despite similarity in name and information, they are not the same. This book, I am sure, is not meant to be a continuation or supplement to Ms. Emery's. They simply have similar names. The most obvious difference is that while this book totes many, many photographs, Ms. Emery's has a few black and white sketches. This book has less actual information (it does give many of its pages to illustrations, after all) but is far better organised. Ms. Emery's book is older, and fantastic, as well as inclined to ramble--I enjoy the rambling, but those who prefer simple information to biographical snippets, would probably prefer Ms. Gehring's book.This book is much more matter-of-fact than Ms. Emery's. For example, in this (Gehring) book, the section on turkeys is very matter-of-fact. It talks about some of the breeds, housing, food, slaughtering, the hatching of chicks and raising of poults (young turkeys), and diseases. These subjects are treated lightly and succiently. It's enough to know whether you would be interested in more information about the bird or not (for me, no, I don't want to raise turkeys). In Carla Emery's book, these subjects are also treated---and includes things like how turkeys make babies and recipes for turkey meat. On top of that, it adds anecdotes on turkey behavior, how some are like pets and how some terrify adult men. It's just a different feel; this book is no where near as personal. Carla Emery's book talks about her faith on occasion. It's not preachy, holier-than-thou talk, but just woven into her narrative, which is completely understandable, considering she was a Christian. Personally, I'm glad to have both. It's much easier to find information in Gehring's book, and it is very sound as far as I know. Carla Emery's book is far more emotional and personal. Both have a lot of value.
In preparing for my husband and I to move to a more self-sufficient lifestyle, I placed a large order of books. This was the only book that was a dud. The book is very large and thick and has beautiful photos, but the redeeming qualities end there.The author has attempted to address a huge number of subjects. The pages are very think and shiny with very large pictures on almost every page. Also, the font is large, spread out, and the pages have large margins. Unfortunately this leaves very little room for actual information. This is just a surface introduction to each subject - all fluff and no real substance.For example, there are only 5 pages devoted to the making of cheese and 2 1/2 pages of that are photos and illustrations. There are 5 pages on raising cows and over 2 1/2 pages are photos. Sure, the full page photo of the calf is very cute, but helps absolutely none in learning how to raise and care for cows. Even more strange, she wastes space on odd subjects like egg blowing, mosaic flowerpots, pine cone birds, gingerbread houses, wedding decorating, and terrariums. These do not strike me as necessary country skills.It is basically a list of subjects on which you may want to do further research. To do so, you will have to get more books that, unlike this one, actually contain helpful information. This one is not worth the price of the book or the space on my bookshelf - I am returning it.On the positive side, I got three other great books in my order that I would highly recommend. Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance and The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It are full of information and helpful illustrations. But my hands down favorite was The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 40th Anniversary Edition. I am completely amazed at the amount of information she managed to pack into one book - 1,000,000 words!If you don't care about anything other than pretty shiny photos, you may like this book, but if you want real information and instruction, I would pass on it.
Great general information guide. They never really go into too much detail aside form a few random subjects, but its a great way to find out what you may be interested in. If you run across something that seem interesting, there is a good chance that you will end up buying another book that goes into more specifics. I will say that I have actually used it several times when I run into a wall on what im supposed to do on different projects. I would recommend that you keep thins book in your house just for reference
Bought this as a gift to someone dreaming of living off-grid. It is a great read (although I didn't read the entire volume I did scan it and speedread a few chapters) and the illustraions and pictures are extremely helpful. I highluy recommend any and all of Ms. Gehring's books but this particular volume is an absolute essential for your library even if you are an urban dweller. The gardening tips are excellent and totally organic.
I have been dreaming of living a country life for years now. So to celebrate the purchase of our mini farm, my husband bought me this book. There is a plethora of information in here. It isn't really the kind of book you just read through, it is a comprehensive reference guide with information about keeping animals, growing a garden, and even making furniture. i have a feeling this book is going to be my new best friend as I embark on my new adventure.
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